The Anambra State Government has arrested a woman, Mrs. Osinachi Edeh, who inflicted burns on her maid – Miss Miracle Amah – over suspicion of having a boyfriend.
Mrs. Edeh had scalded the skin of the Junior Secondary School 3 student of Community Secondary School, Agulu, Anaocha Local Government Area with hot iron after accusing her of using her phone to speak to her boyfriend.
The Commissioner for Education, Prof. Ngozi Chuma-Udeh, arrested the guardian, Mrs. Edeh, after the burns on the student’s body was discovered by her teachers.
The student, whose breasts, face, arm and laps were burnt, had confessed to her teacher that the injury was inflicted by her guardian.
Miracle Amah said she used her guardian’s phone to call her cousin, unknown to her that her guardian overheard her conversation and accused her of keeping boyfriends.
She said what started with a mere slap degenerated into her guardian using a hot iron to scald her entire body, leaving her in pains.
The commissioner, who insisted the woman must face justice, said: “I swear on my honour, this woman will face the wrath of God and the justice of man if found guilty.”
She reaffirmed the government’s commitment to child protection, noting that the safety of every child remains a top priority of Governor Chukwuma Soludo’s administration.